Can I buy a Property in Turkey?

If you are reading this, you obviously are curious to know if yes or not you can actually buy a property in any town of Turkey. The answer is actually: most probably yes!

Prior to 2012, Turkish laws regarding foreigners ownership were quite strict, and mostly based on reciprocity, meaning that if a Turkish citizen can legally buy a property in your country, you would also be able to buy a property in Turkey. However, in 2012 new laws were implemented making the process easier for citizens of over 120 countries to acquire a property in Turkey. Based on laws as in rule as of today, almost every citizen from major countries have rights to buy a property in Turkey (If you want to double check, than have a quick look to the list below)

If you are a citizen from these countries, you can NOT buy a property in Turkey

North Korea
Cuba
Nigeria
Armenia
Yemen
Syria*
*Special conditions are available for Syrians, please contact us for further details

If you are a citizen from these countries, special conditions apply

China
Israel
Fiji
East Timor
India
Palestine  

If you are a citizen from these countries, you can buy a property without any special permission:

USA
Germany
Jordan
Denmark
UAE
Saudi Arabia
Azerbaijan
Uzbekistan
Kuwait
Kazakhstan
Turkmenistan
Argentina
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Chad
Dominican Republic
Estonia
Republic of Cote D’Ivoire
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Guinea
South Africa
South Korea
Georgia
Croatia
Holland

 
Sweden
Switzerland
Italy
Canada
Kenya
Northern Cyprus
Colombia
Kosovo
Kırgızistan
Libya
Lebanon
Luxembourg
Mali
Moldova
Monaco
Namibia
Niger
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Peru
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
United Kingdom
Ireland
Iran
Iraq
Spain

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